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Rule "Comparison with 'than', e.g. 'bigger then (than)'"

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Description: Comparison with 'than', e.g. 'bigger then (than)'
Message: Comparison requires than, not 'then' nor 'as'.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This house is bigger then mine.
    Correction suggestion: than
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • This house is bigger than mine.
  • This palace was used later as a prison.
  • The ozone layer then blocks most UVB.
  • It acts more or less as a replacement.
  • ...lidays to discuss this a little further as well as a broader alliance between Enro...
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ID: COMP_THAN [2]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)